Shawn Levy

This article is about the director and actor. For the American film critic, see Shawn Anthony Levy.

Shawn Levy
Levy at a Moscow press conference for Real Steel, 2011
Born	(1968-07-23) July 23, 1968 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actor film director film producer
Years active	1986–present

Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian-American actor, director and producer who directed the comedy films Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, Night at the Museum, Date Night, and the sci-fi action film Real Steel. Cumulatively, Levy's films have grossed 2 billion dollars at the worldwide box office, making him one of the most commercially successful filmmakers of the past decade. He has also directed many television shows, including Cousin Skeeter, The Famous Jett Jackson and Pepper Dennis.

Life and career

Levy was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Jewish parents. As a teenager, he attended St.George's High School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York. Levy graduated from Yale University in 1989 majoring in Performing Arts. Levy has a production deal with 20th Century Fox. He produced the 2012 Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill comedy The Watch, which was directed by Akiva Schaffer, and has over a dozen projects in development for production in the near future. These include Rosaline, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, The Berenstain Bears, 10 Best Days of My Life, Fight Before Christmas, Alone for the Holidays, Fancy Nancy, The Three Misfortunes of Geppetto, and The Deadliest Warrior. His newly formed television company, 21 Laps/Adelstein, produced the ABC hit Last Man Standing with Tim Allen. He has also been announced as the director of Fox's new Frankenstein adaptation and the James Cameron-produced 3D sci-fi remake Fantastic Voyage.

Levy's acting debut was in Zombie Nightmare (1986), a low-budget horror film in which he portrayed the antagonist. The film is best known for being featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He also appeared in the 1988 Liberace: Behind the Music, as a post-Scott Thorson acquaintance of Liberace. His television resume consists of a guest spot on 21 Jump Street, a recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210, and more recently, a role on 30 Rock as TV Producer Scottie Shofar.

He is known professionally as Shawn Levy, not to be confused with Shawn Anthony Levy, the American film critic and author who also signs his work as Shawn Levy.

Partial filmography

Director

• Just in Time (1997)
• Big Fat Liar (2002)
• Just Married (2003)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
• The Pink Panther (2006)
• Night at the Museum (2006)
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
• Date Night (2010)
• Real Steel (2011)
• The Internship (2013)

Actor

• Zombie Nightmare (1986) – Jim Bratten
• The Famous Jett Jackson (2000) – Producer
• Big Fat Liar (2002) – Wolf Party Guest
• Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) – Press Room Reporter
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) – Hospital Intern
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) – Guy in Commercial

Recurring collaborators

Actor	Big Fat Liar (2002)	Just Married (2003)	Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)	Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)	The Pink Panther (2006)	Night at the Museum (2006)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)	Date Night (2010)
John Cenatiempo				N			N
Timmy Fitzpatrick	N	N
Amy Hill	N		N
Taran Killam	N	N
Ashton Kutcher		N	N
Steve Martin			N	N	N
Ted Rooney	N		N
Ben Stiller					N	N
Robin Williams					N	N	N

External links

• Shawn Levy at IMDb